Picard 3x10- 'The Last Generation' ~~ { ** Spoilers Within ** }

Rawr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120516883#Comment_120516883

The cat suit always annoyed me, even back then as a Teenager watching. It was blatant move of fan service pandering that made little sense later on. She should have been given the option to be in a fleet uniform later on, and besides, it’s not like they weren’t form fitting :P

I believe / hope that this production has been learning by doing. The first two seasons of Picard appeared to suffer from the same blinkered mindset that brought down Discovery. Giving Steward so much creative control was probably also unwise. Every thing he didn’t want in Picard came back in S3 and they seemed to be things that needed to be there to make this a good Trek show. I hope they are learning.

Compacting “Section 31” into a TV Movie might also be part of them learning. They might be learning that dragging out an unpopular idea is both expensive and time wasting. But make an encapsulated movie, more people might give it a shot, and if fails they can just drop it. No more 5-season commitments to something that just generates arguments and might never actually make it’s money back.

corkie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120504407#Comment_120504407

In an early design meeting for the Borg Queen, the movie Captain EO was mentioned, regarding Anjelica Huston's performance as a villainous woman who lived in the ceiling and would descend on cables. [1] ~~ https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Borg_Queen#Appearances

corkie

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Dark_Frontier_%28episode%29

In her chamber, the Borg Queen makes a decision, it is time for Seven to serve her purpose. She informs Seven about a new mode of assimilation they have developed, for "highly-resistant species", surreptitious as opposed to direct assault: an assimilation virus. Seven is confused as she has no knowledge of this technology, having left the Collective before it was developed. The Queen tells her that her knowledge of the species they had in mind when designing it is invaluable. She brings up a holo-image of that species: Species 5618 – Human.

As Seven listens in shock, the Queen explains how the virus works. The virus is designed to infect every lifeform on a target planet, assimilating the planet's life slowly. By the time the population realizes what is happening, half of their population will be drones. Seven comes to the realization that the Borg are planning to release this virus into Earth's atmosphere. She tries to raise the objection that such a method would be inefficient, as it would take many years to yield results. The Queen merely responds that they have waited this long and the Collective can wait the required period. She gives Seven the job of programming the nanoprobes. ~~ VOY, Episode 5x15/16

The idea of alternative assimilation, was a longtime brewing idea for the Borg.